Why do training providers use your services?

1. Confidence that both the GCSE equivalency examinations and their administration are of the highest professional standards

Our service provides:

• High quality GCSE exams benchmarked on recognised exam boards AQA and Edexcel.
• Professional administration of exams under JCQ (Joint Council for Qualifications) regulations by invigilators (JCQ Training)- we also provide teams of trained invigilators to schools
• Marking is carried out by a team of independent markers who have/or currently mark for the exam boards and use exam board marking schemes

2. As training providers require candidates to have these equivalency certificates prior to beginning courses, providing frequent and flexible examination dates is important

Our service provides:

• Regular and frequent scheduled exams dates throughout the academic year
• Flexible dates any day during office hours are also available for an urgent request
• prompt return of results and a further option of fast-tracking results and certificates within 48hrs
• Option to offer candidates a discount to run exams on training provider’s campus

3. Confidence that examinees with disabilities are well supported

Our service provides:

• support to examinees with disabilities through
  • complying with JCQ policy Adjustments for candidates with disabilities and learning difficulties (also used by Edexcel and AQA)
• provision of flexible dates to sit examinations at a time of their choosing

4. Accountability and Security of the process and the certificates awarded to examinees

Our service provides:

• Security through requiring examinees to provide photo ID on entry to the exam
• Photo ID checking by professional compliance staff (DBS Counter signatory)
• FRAUD PREVENTION Security codes are used on all our certificates
  • Combined with the photo ID check at the Exam this makes it pointless to copy a certificate as we can link the unique code to the specific candidate name, exam date and exam result
  • Simple validation of equivalency test certificates with one phone call/ email with this security code
  • (NB We regularly assist UCAS and training providers in validating equivalency certificates)

5. Support provided to examinees
   1. General guidance – often candidates for teacher training courses have little knowledge or understanding of a variety of issues including teacher training prerequisites and GCSE requirements, equivalencies or NARIC. They may or may not have a chosen provider and often feel lost.
   2. Many candidates require a GCSE equivalency in a subject in which they require support.

Our service provides:

• General guidance to candidates through free information sessions, phone and online support
• Free online revision resources as well as dedicated courses for home delivery throughout the UK
• Training courses are optional; however, we offer a wide range of regular inexpensive training programmes including
  • comprehensive courses using experienced teachers, small classes and mock exams
  • one to one support and online support
• Our online support uses the latest online technology, is more cost effective than traditional face to face tutoring, offers a wide range of resources and is perfect for students that may be less mobile or are in a remote location.
• We offer flexible dates for candidates wanting one-to -one study support, face -to-face or online with experienced specialist teachers.
• Our tutors are all experienced, professional, subject specialist teachers.
• Our examinations and support are substantially less expensive than our competitors.